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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Narrative.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is modern literature?
(a) One century.
(b) Two centuries.
(c) Two decades.
(d) Fifty years.

2. According to Chapter 6, what type of narrator do readers most trust?
(a) An honest narrator.
(b) An unbiased narrator.
(c) A well-known narrator.
(d) An educated narrator.

3. In terms of reading a literary work, Culler believes publication places what burden on a reader?
(a) Sharing it with friends.
(b) Buying it.
(c) Reading it.
(d) Understanding it.

4. According to the majority of theorists, who has the power to determine what can be known as literature?
(a) Scholars.
(b) Readers.
(c) Professors.
(d) Society.

5. On a grand scale, scholars believe literature to have the capability to speak for __________.
(a) All of these.
(b) Students.
(c) Lawmakers.
(d) Society.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to theorists, how many people are required to obtain multiple interpretations of a text?

2. What non-fiction literary device does "Jane Eyre" mimic?

3. According to Cullers in Chapter 6, what form of literature has been studied the most in the 20th century?

4. In order to understand language as a system, what must a linguist examine regarding its meaning and form?

5. According to Culler, what do many novels teach about heartache?

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